True, but it would sure help if the quality of Architecture went up several notches in compensation. Material choice (not referring to...

My understanding is one level of underground parking, plus part of the main floor. Both this project and Westrich's on 106 Street...

I know people who take a great deal of pride in saying they NEVER go downtown. If we don’t believe in ourselves how do we expect...

Calgary is only a few hours down the road. People wondering why they can sustain large downtown projects should make the drive sometime.

Sadly, many Edmonton developers have a group-think mindset that doesn't allow them to see beyond present-day opportunities. It hasn't...

My two cents as a non real estate insider is that they just market their downtown much better than ours, and that reflects on the...

I remember seeing someone on TikTok mention moving from London to Vancouver, and her mentioning how Vancouver was much more affordable...

It is nuts! And yet lots of people feel compelled to live there because it's where a disproportionate number of the good jobs in the UK are.

Last I checked, construction costs were pretty similar between here and Calgary, but they get higher per unit than we do. That makes it...

I would also wager that there's a difference regarding the risk perception for developers and property managers. If they have a...

You have way more high paid professionals working downtown in Calgary; the city has spent decades attracting more corporate offices...

So you are assuming that low-rise cannot be quality product?

Interest rates stuck, migration slowing, immigration down, oil prices not so good, political uncertainty internationally, the Canadian...

^I do architecture, I get it. I was commenting on the tower comments around density.

Purely market driven. If rents were higher or condo prices, or conversely costs were less, we'd see other kinds of projects.